/tags/unemployment unemployment en-US Copyright Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:50:17 GMT /2025-01-08/slower-economic-and-job-growth-in-2025-is-the-prediction-of-one-central-ohio-economist Bill LaFayette is an economist and founder of the consulting firm Regionomics. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:50:17 GMT /2025-01-08/slower-economic-and-job-growth-in-2025-is-the-prediction-of-one-central-ohio-economist Debbie Holmes /2024-11-11/this-ohioan-dedicates-her-life-to-military-families-including-her-own Geri Maples is executive director of the SW Ohio chapter of Blue Star Families, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting military families by connecting them with resources. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:15:00 GMT /2024-11-11/this-ohioan-dedicates-her-life-to-military-families-including-her-own Will Davis, WYSO /2024-03-01/ohioans-have-new-option-to-verify-identity-for-unemployment-claims People who apply for unemployment in Ohio must verify their identity. Most can do that electronically but, in some cases, they can’t. Now they now have another option – post offices. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:05:21 GMT /2024-03-01/ohioans-have-new-option-to-verify-identity-for-unemployment-claims Jo Ingles /2023-02-03/npr-news/2023-02-03/u-s-employers-added-517-000-jobs-last-month-its-a-surprisingly-strong-number U.S. employers added 517,000 jobs in January, as the unemployment rate fell to 3.4% . The job market remains tight, despite signs of a slowing economy. Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:40:58 GMT /2023-02-03/npr-news/2023-02-03/u-s-employers-added-517-000-jobs-last-month-its-a-surprisingly-strong-number Scott Horsley /politics-government/2022-05-24/federal-covid-unemployment-cedar-point-season-pass-holders-go-before-ohio-supreme-court Two headlining cases, both related to the COVID-19 pandemic, come before the Ohio Supreme Court this week. Tue, 24 May 2022 10:46:10 GMT /politics-government/2022-05-24/federal-covid-unemployment-cedar-point-season-pass-holders-go-before-ohio-supreme-court Karen Kasler /2021-12-21/central-ohio-economy-loosening-grip-of-covid-19-optimism-for-2022 Central Ohio’s 2021 economy improved from 2020, but one local economist points to growing COVID-19 infections and inflation as still slowing the recovery. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 21:17:41 GMT /2021-12-21/central-ohio-economy-loosening-grip-of-covid-19-optimism-for-2022 Debbie Holmes /politics/2021-09-02/ohio-will-pay-back-1-5-billion-in-federal-funds-used-for-unemployment The state's already shaky unemployment compensation fund ran out of money when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and businesses started to close, forcing Ohio to borrow dollars from the federal government. Now the state is starting to pay that money back, in time to avoid paying interest. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:38:47 GMT /politics/2021-09-02/ohio-will-pay-back-1-5-billion-in-federal-funds-used-for-unemployment Andy Chow, Jo Ingles /news/2009-10-16/ohio-jobless-rate-falls-in-september-0 The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says Ohio's unemployment rate fell in September to 10.1% from 10.8% in August. But, spokesman Brian Harter… Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:12:21 GMT /news/2009-10-16/ohio-jobless-rate-falls-in-september-0 admin /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-01/is-there-a-worker-shortage Expectations of a massive hiring surge in April fell flat, with just 266,000 Americans returning to work. The U.S. workforce is still 8.2 million jobs short of pre-pandemic levels. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:28:56 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-06-01/is-there-a-worker-shortage /news-partners/npr-news/2021-04-05/generation-unemployed-another-class-of-graduates-faces-pandemic-scarred-future Although the overall jobs market is starting to come back, youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, creating a lot of anxiety among the latest class of college and high school seniors. Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:21:19 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2021-04-05/generation-unemployed-another-class-of-graduates-faces-pandemic-scarred-future Sam Gringlas